Reports and publications
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Results: Differences in Adults’ Concern and Perceptions of Climate Threats, Environmental Injustice
Type: Report
Date: October 30, 2020
Morning Consult conducted a survey, on behalf of Environmental Defense Fund and WEACT, between October 9th – October 11th, 2020 among a national sample of 2,200 adults. The survey sought to measure concern for and perception of the impacts of climate change and other environmental threats like pollution, flooding, and storms, how these threats impact different racial/ethnic groups, and how adults’ views on these issues vary by race and ethnicity.
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Watch the recording to hear from EDF's Boma Brown-West and other leading experts as they discuss how products marketed to women of color often contain more hazardous chemicals in higher concentrations, and what can be done.
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Race to Zero: How manufacturers are positioned for zero emission commercial trucks and buses in North America
Type: Report
Date: October 28, 2020
Report by EDF, The International Council on Clean Transportation and Propulsion Quebec summarizes new vehicle sales for U.S. and Canadian market, as well as the zero-emission models that are being prototyped or deployed commercially as of July 2020.
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A webinar primer from EDF experts on the latest science, which increasingly shows the connection between climate change and the impacts we are seeing today and will see in the future.
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EDF comments on EPA’s proposed rule to control air pollution from airplanes and airplane engines
Type: Letter
Date: October 20, 2020
Re: Control of Air Pollution From Airplanes and Airplane Engines: GHG Emission Standards and Test Procedures
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A 100% clean transportation future requires smart electricity pricing for trucks and buses
Type: Column/Article
Date: October 13, 2020
Zero-emission solutions for trucks and buses have arrived. But converting fleets from fossil fuels to electricity will require smart electricity pricing to ensure that new demand from these power-hungry vehicles doesn’t break the grid, and that costs remain manageable for fleet owners, utilities and all customers.
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California ramps up the speedometer on the electric vehicle future
Type: Column/Article
Date: October 9, 2020
California recently made history when it committed to making every car across the state electric, with a specific goal for electrifying all operating trucks and buses by 2045.
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A discussion of how the state of California, EDF, and numerous state, private sector and environmental allies are fighting back against the Trump Administration's attempted rollback of our nation’s most important climate protections.
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EDF is hosting a series of conversations with environmental justice experts who are leading the way to understand environmental disparities, their systemic causes and effective strategies to create change.